Press review: The Sun versus The Star on the final Sunday before Ontario votes

In Toronto on Sundays, only two newspapers publish an edition, The Toronto Sun and The Toronto Star. They’re usually among the most widely read of any editions either paper publishes during the week. And, as this is the last Sunday edition before Ontario chooses a premier and government on Thursday, both papers are using their Sunday soapboxes to push their favoured candidate.

The Goldstein column runs opposite a full-page graphic on page 9 comparing the positions of all three parties.

Page 9 of The Star on the other hand is a full-page ad from the union-funded third party group “Working Families”. They don’t like the idea of a Hudak government. This is the only paid political message in either paper.

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So the corporate media is for Tweedledum and Tweedledee – what a surprise!!
Wynne -who signed off on the gas plant scandal and was co-manager of the then election campaign- is clearly complicit in this scandal, and its on-going cover-up. Her refusal to fulfill her previous three promises – and now come up with 70 new promises – is revealing of her political values.
Hudak – who brags of his Maths skills – has massively exaggerated his job creation projections – such that no economist supports the bogus claim.
Andrea Horwath has a positive, pragmatic and doable plan – unlike her opponents who would dazzle one with false promises that few people really believe.

Gas plants, ORNGE, eHealth… all is forgotten because it’s Billion$$$ lost and unrecoverable. The only issue is “jobs and the economy”, and the Public Service unions are openly attacking Hudak over PS jobs and wages.
It’s Hudak versus the big PS unions while Horwath and Wynne are essentially irrelevant. If the PS unions get out their 1.2 million member votes it’s a majority Wynne Liberal government because past NDP voters voted strategically to Stop Hudak.
You see, money always trumps ethics and principles.

Head of the public sector union came out yesterday (largest union in Canada) and Called Wynne a liar. He said in Wynne’s last budget that was defeated it had in it the removal of 60,000 public servants. He said at least Hudak is honest about what he will do. The liberals as usual liars. No matter who you vote for, those public sector jobs are gone. One person is lying and the other telling the truth.

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